India sealed a 5-0 win against Japan in the Asian Champions Trophy 2023 semi-final, at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai on Friday. After a goalless first quarter, Akashdeep Singh opened the scoring in the second to make it 1-0 for India in the 19th-minute. Before half-time, Harmanpreet Singh (23′) and Mandeep Singh (30′) made it 3-0 for the home […]
» Read moreBolstered by the campaign-saving draw against a mighty USA, the Indian women’s hockey team will fancy its chances against lower-ranked Italy in the cross-over World Cup match, in London on Tuesday. Ranked 10th, India will start as overwhelming favourites against 17th ranked Italy in the crucial knock-out match, where a win will pit them against Ireland in the quarterfinals on […]
» Read moreHockey India on Thursday announced the 18-member Indian Men’s Team which will take part in the final edition of the prestigious Rabobank Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy Breda 2018 in the Netherlands starting June 23. The team will be led by ace goalkeeper PR Sreejesh under whose captaincy the Indian team created history in the previous edition by clinching silver after […]
» Read moreThe Indian men’s and women’s hockey have been ranked sixth and 10th respectively in the latest FIH rankings released by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). Though a third place finish at the recently-concluded HWL Final in Bhubaneswar helped it reduce the gap with fifth-placed Germany. it failed to topple the latter. India men’s team now has 1566 points, while Germany […]
» Read moreInternational Hockey Federation president Narinder Batra is all set to take charge as president of the Indian Olympic Association as well after his only rival, Anil Khanna, withdrew from the race on Thursday. Khanna, one of the three honorary life presidents of the AITA, wrote to the IOA members informing them of his decision. However, since the last date of […]
» Read moreIndia edged past China 5-4 via shootout to win the women’s Asia Cup hockey title here on Sunday. With this, India also qualified for next year’s World Cup as Continental champion. It was skipper Rani Rampal who scored the winning goal while Savita Punia made a great save in sudden death. In the penalty shootout Rani scored twice, while Monica, […]
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